We believe the initials E.C. are those of Edyth Clawson. Edyth has been identified through her association with other quilters. According to the Dixon Tribune of April 21, 1899, Edyth attended the Solano County Convention of the Young People’s Christian Endeavor with Mary Kirby and Blanche Holly, both known quilters. A comparison of the logo found on the blue silk incorporated into the same block as the intials EC on Google images suggests that the silk is perhaps a momento of the convention attended by Edyth. These types of silks were often used as convention badges along with metal pins. See a comparative image here.
Edyth Clawson was born in 1877 in Pennsylvania. Her father died when she was young, and she moved with her mother Emma Fritz Clawson and grandparents Aaron and Frances Fritz to Silveyville in the 1880s. Her mother remarried and moved to Sonoma County. In the 1900 census, Edyth is listed in Silveyville as a school teacher residing with her uncle and grandparents. She married in 1902 and moved to Alameda County where she died in 1958.
Researcher: Judy Coy, San Anselmo Historical Museum Blaire O. Gagnon, URI
E.C. (Edyth Clawson 1877 – 1958)
We believe the initials E.C. are those of Edyth Clawson. Edyth has been identified through her association with other quilters. According to the Dixon Tribune of April 21, 1899, Edyth attended the Solano County Convention of the Young People’s Christian Endeavor with Mary Kirby and Blanche Holly, both known quilters. A comparison of the logo found on the blue silk incorporated into the same block as the intials EC on Google images suggests that the silk is perhaps a momento of the convention attended by Edyth. These types of silks were often used as convention badges along with metal pins. See a comparative image here.Edyth Clawson was born in 1877 in Pennsylvania. Her father died when she was young, and she moved with her mother Emma Fritz Clawson and grandparents Aaron and Frances Fritz to Silveyville in the 1880s. Her mother remarried and moved to Sonoma County. In the 1900 census, Edyth is listed in Silveyville as a school teacher residing with her uncle and grandparents. She married in 1902 and moved to Alameda County where she died in 1958.
Researcher:
Judy Coy, San Anselmo Historical Museum
Blaire O. Gagnon, URI